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Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann

[ Family : Orchidaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Acampe carinata (Griff.) S.G. Panigrahi ; Acampe excavata Lindl.; Acampe papillosa Lindl.; Acampe wightiana (Lindl. ex Wight) Lindl.; Cymbidium praemorsum (Roxb.) Sw.; Saccolabium papillosum Lindl.; Saccolabium praemorsum (Roxb.) Hook.f.; Sarcochilus praemorsus (Roxb.) Spreng.; Vanda wightiana Lindl. ex Wight ]

[ Common name (Local) : Rasna ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Rasna | Sanskrit : Rasna | Hindi : Not available yet | Tribal : Not available yet | English : The small warty acampe | Other Languages : Rasna (Mal.); Nakuli (Mar.)

[ Trade Name : Rasna ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Small epiphyte
Habitat & Ecology : Epiphytic, Wild epiphyte
Occurrence : Lower Himalyan tract, Terai and Doors area.

Status : Infrequent
Botanical Character : Epiphyte with erect stem, growing upto 40 cm ; leaves thick, fleshy, densely alternate, curved downwards. Racemes very short, rarely branched, many flowered. Flowers small, about 1 cm across, dark yellow or spotted brown; lip white, curved upward, adnate to the column, fragrant, long lasting.

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Flowering & Fruiting : September--January
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Soil Character : NA
Climate : Tropical and subtropical
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